Somali security forces along the Kenyan-Somalia border have detained four foreign nationals in Dobley town.
Two Kenyans and two Tanzanian citizens were said to be trying to join armed group Al Shabaab.
According to government sources they were planning attacks against internationally backed administration of Mogadishu.
No further details from the government concerning the arrest made.
Al Shabaab has several fighters from the neighboring countries among its ranks.
The group released high definition video on the attacks it carried out inside Kenya last year.
